The Tango Lesson
| The Tango Lesson | |
|---|---|
Theatrical release poster
|
|
| Directed by | Sally Potter |
| Produced by | Christopher Sheppard Oscar Kramer |
| Written by | Sally Potter |
| Starring |
|
| Music by |
Fred Frith Sally Potter |
| Cinematography | Robby Müller |
| Edited by | Hervé Schneid |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics |
|
Release date
|
|
|
Running time
|
101 minutes |
| Country | Argentina France Germany Netherlands United Kingdom |
| Language | English French Spanish |
The Tango Lesson (Spanish: 'La lección de tango') is a 1997 drama film written and directed by Sally Potter. It is a semi-autobiographical film starring Potter and Pablo Verón, about Argentinian Tango.
The film, a co-production of Argentina, France, Germany, Netherlands and the United Kingdom, was produced by Christopher Sheppard in Britain and Oscar Kramer in Argentina, and was shot mostly in black and white in Paris and Buenos Aires. The soundtrack includes original recordings of Carlos Gardel's Mi Buenos Aires querido and Ástor Piazzolla's Libertango, two of the most iconic tangos in the history of the genre. It also includes an original song written and sung by Potter.
Sally, a filmmaker and screenwriter suffering from writer's block, is dissatisfied with her film project, a murder mystery called Rage, which features the fashion industry. Taking a break, she travels to Paris, where she sees the dancer Pablo (Pablo Verón) performing tango. She becomes obsessed with the dance and offers Pablo a part in her film in exchange for dance lessons. The two become deeply involved as dancers and as lovers. Their emotional intimacy threatens the success of their dancing together. The film explores the conflict between the woman dancer accepting the man's lead in the dance, while the man must accept the woman's lead in the film. It is a love story and a showcase for Verón's dancing.
The film was first presented at the Venice Film Festival in Italy on 29 August 1997. One week later it was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada on 8 September 1997. The picture screened at various film festivals, including: the Mar del Plata Film Festival, Argentina; the Reykjavik Film Festival, Iceland; the Istanbul Film Festival, Turkey; and others.
...
Wikipedia